Units 1 & 2 Learning Check 1 Teacher’s Notes

SNAKES AND LADDERS

INTERACTION
Group work 4 If the student lands on a blank square, they
stay there until their next turn.
AIM
5 If the student lands at the bottom of a ladder,
The aim of this board game is to review the
they go up the ladder to the square at the top
grammar covered in Units 1 and 2 of the Skyline
and stay there until their next turn. If the
5 Student’s Book.
student lands at the top of a snake, they slide
TIME down to the tail of the snake and stay on that
25–30 minutes square until their next turn.
6 The students all take turns throwing the die
GRAMMAR
and working through the board until one
Connectors
student reaches the “finish” square.
Past time clauses
Wh-ever words ANSWERS
Phrasal verbs Some of the blanks can be filled in two or three
different ways, as given in the answers below.
PREPARATION
Accept any of these.
Photocopy one board game for each group of
2 The couple got married, then / so they went on
students. Make sure that you have enough dice to
vacation.
give one to each group and enough counters for
3 Why don’t you take off your jacket? It’s so hot.
each student. These can be small, colored paper
5 You can sit wherever you want.
circles, small stones, coins or anything similar.
6 We were sitting in the yard when / as the fire
AIM OF THE GAME started.
The aim of the game is to progress from the 7 Jack took up windsurfing when he lived by
“start” square to the “finish” square. The student the ocean.
who reaches the “finish” square first is the 9 Whoever wrote that article is a genius.
winner. The students progress by throwing the 10 Whatever you think of cloning, it’s going to
dice and moving the number of squares indicated happen.
by the number on the dice. Some of the squares 11 They met while he was studying / working at
contain sentences with blanks, that the students the Institute.
have to complete, and some of the squares contain 14 That applicant had good qualifications. In
snakes (that the students “slide” down) and addition / Moreover / Furthermore, she was
ladders (that the students “climb” up). very nice.
16 The lecture hall was empty, although / even
PROCEDURE
though the speaker is very famous.
1 Divide the class into groups of four to six
18 We always drop by whenever we’re in town.
students and give each group a board and a
20 Gross Chemicals is trying to take over our
die. Make sure each student has a counter.
company!
2 The students in each group all put their
24 Our neighbors moved away after / when their
counters on the “start” square. They each throw
children had all left home.
the die to decide who starts first (the player
25 We arrived at the movie theater late and the
with the highest number), and they then take
movie had (already) started.
turns in a clockwise order.
26 Sue and her brother really take after their
3 The first student throws the die and moves
mother.
their counter the number of squares shown on
28 The weather was awful, so we had to hold the
the die. If they land on a question square, they
party indoors.
have to complete the sentence correctly. (If the
group can’t decide whether it is correct or not,
you can be the judge.) If the answer is correct,
the student takes another turn. If it is
incorrect, they stay where they are.

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 Units 1 & 2 Learning Check 1 Board Game

SNAKES AND LADDERS

The weather Sue and her

was awful, brother really
we had take
to hold the their mother.
party indoors.

Our neighbors We arrived

moved away at the movie
their theater late
children had and the
all left home. movie
.

Gross We always The lecture

Chemicals drop by hall was
is trying to we’re empty,
take in town. the
our company! speaker is
very famous.

They met That applicant

while he was had good
at the qualifications.
Institute. , she
was very nice.

you wrote Jack took We were

think of that article is sitting in the
cloning, it’s a genius. windsurfing yard
going to when he lived the fire
happen. by the ocean. started.

The couple Why don’t You can sit

got married, you take you
they your want.
went on jacket? It’s
vacation. so hot.
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